BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 30. More than 10
thousand people were evacuated from settlements in seven regions of
Kazakhstan due to freshets, the press service of the Ministry of
Emergency Situations, Trend reports.
The ministry reported that in Turkestan, Aktobe, Kostanay, West
Kazakhstan, Akmola, Ulytau and Abay regions, 10,587 people were
rescued and evacuated, including 5,101 children. It is noted that
there are 5,497 people in temporary accommodation sites, including
1,739 children in the Aktobe, West Kazakhstan, Akmola and Abay
regions.
According to the information, more than 6 thousand people, about
2 thousand pieces of equipment and 12 aircraft are involved in
rescue operations. According to the latest data from the Ministry
of Emergency Situations of Kazakhstan, due to extensive floods in
several areas of the regions of Aktobe, Kostanay, West Kazakhstan,
Abay, Ulytau and Akmola, local emergencies have been declared.